At The Market

It’s true. Every meal is definitely a choice. Wise advice printed on the back of t-shirts worn by staff at our local Sprouts grocery store. We need Real Food! For years we’ve received the now out of favor pronouncement that it’s all calories in/calories out. The truth is that what constitutes those calories is of…

Persimmons are a Japanese fruit that come in two shapes. The flattened shape in the photo above is the Fuyu persimmon, eaten raw while still firm in salads or as a snack. The tall acorn shaped variety is the Hachiya, only eaten when soft or it will pucker the mouth because it is so astringent.…

Thanksgiving is here! Time to plan a menu for the feast to share with family and friends. Our typical menu inludes a LOT of bread and simple carbohydrates in dips and spreads served on baguette toasts, in the stuffing and rolls, and the pie with crust served for dessert. For years the lethargy…

As part of the protocol after surgery, it is pretty automatic to be given antibiotics to prevent infection. Because the antibiotics destroy gut bacteria, it’s especially important to start taking a probiotic as soon as the antibiotic is finished. From Garden of Life, Raw Probiotics 5 Day Max Care, it supplies 400 billion cells…